Here are some interesting facts about glass and recycling:
80: Percentage of glass that is estimated to be recycled into new containers.
3.0 million: Amount, in tons, of glass that was recovered for recycling in 2009 according to the U.S. EPA.
80: Approximate percentage of glass beverage containers in California that gets recycled, mostly due to bottle bills that encourage recycling by offering refunds for glass bottles.
30: Length, in minutes, that the energy from recycling one glass bottle can power a computer.
Fifty: Percentage of recycled material that glass manufacturers plan to use in the production of new glass bottles by the end of 2013. This step will save enough energy to power 45,000 households for a year, and 181,550 tons of waste from landfills each month.
20: Amount, in tons, of color-sorted glass that a typical glass processing facility can recycle per hour.
